Mackem
"Mak'em" is an informal name for residents of and people from Sunderland, a city in North East England. Spelling variations include "Mackem", "Makem", and "Maccam". Which is local slang for Make Them ("Mak'em") it's also a name for the local accent (not to be confused with Geordie); and for a fan, whatever their origin, of the professional football club Sunderland A.F.C.
Origin
One explanation for the term mackem is that it stems from "mackem and tackem" with mackem as a corruption of the local pronunciation of "make them" (roughly "mack 'em") and tackem from "take them." The expressions date back to the height of Sunderland's shipbuilding history, as the Sunderland shipwrights would make the ships that would sail down the River Wear which would take them to the sea. A variant explanation is that the builders at Sunderland would build the ships, which would then go to Tyneside to be outfitted, hence from the standpoint of someone from Sunderland, "we make 'em an' they take 'em." The term could also be a reference to the volume of ships built during wartime on the River Wear, e.g. "We make'em and they sink'em".
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Make me
by: Janet JacksonI see what ya doin
come here
so you think you're ready?
I just need you to...
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
baby make me...
you came here to sit or party
tell me what's the deal
gon' get up and shake your body
come and take me there
Ain't nobody else like you
only you got the moves you do
ain't nobody else move like you
only you got the moves to prove it baby
we're gonna have a good time
me and you gon get it tonight
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
baby make me...
Don't stop it baby... don't stop till you get it up
Don't stop it baby... don't stop till you get it up
Don't stop it baby... don't stop till you get it up
Don't stop it baby... don't stop till you get it up
I see you against the wall boy
what you waitin for
I want you to take control now
get up on the floor
Ain't nobody else like you
only you got the moves you do
ain't nobody else move like you
only you got the moves to prove it baby
we're gonna have a good time
me and you gon get it tonight
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
baby make me...
it's gettin hot in here
just how I like
we gon dance it up
until we see the light
if you feel like I feel
you can get it tonight
but first you gotta make me say
ooooooooooooo make me make me baby
make me say
ooooooooooooo make me make me baby
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
baby make me...
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
Baby can you move?
make me groove
show me what you do
make me move
baby make me...
Don't stop it baby... don't stop till you get it up
(baby make me)
Don't stop it baby... don't stop till you get it up
(baby make me)
Don't stop it baby... don't stop till you get it up
(baby make me)
Don't stop it baby... don't stop till you get it up